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What The Kiddos Of ‘Stand By Me’ Cast Look Like Then And Now

JERRY O’CONNELL (Vern Tessio)

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O’Connell, who played the podgy Vern, surprised fans by blossoming into a bona fide Hollywood hunk in the 1990s. Now 42, he’s getting more work as a voice actor of late, with recent roles in Finding Dory and animated Justice League films.

RIVER PHOENIX (Chris Chambers)

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Phoenix’s career blossomed after Stand By Me, with acclaimed roles in films Running On Empty and My Own Private Idaho. In October 1993, he collapsed and died of a drug overdose outside LA’s Viper Room. He was just 23 years old.

 

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